Firs

As 2008 drew to a close Joey Cook found himself stuck in a weird cave in Cincinnati, Ohio. Having become wedged inside an old coyote rib cage, his cries for help were eventually heard by the native, Sophia Cunningham. When she first got to the cave she was bored and angry, but was finally persuaded to help Joey instead of pushing a boulder on him. Upon being rescued by the barely-English-speaking Sophia, they began practicing songs together for the Supreme Mountain Wizard, who is seer and knower of all. At first the Mountain Wizard was outraged by their insolence, but thought he recognized Joey from another band of musicians from the forest, named Pomegranates, so he decided to grant these young Firs their wish to be sent up and melted into the stars. After only a few months in their new burning homes Firs have already finished a self-titled five song e.p., and a short album bearing the title “I Will Come Back As A Volcano.”

In 2009 Lujo records will also be releasing their new album, “Man In Space” — the narrative of a man they met while floating in the desert of the great unknown.